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QDO president Brian Tessmann with Mondure dairy farmer Col Farrer … Col is the QDO District Councillor for the Burnett and Northern Districts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 28, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

The weather has been blamed for a disappointing turnout at a Queensland Dairy Organisation workshop held in Kingaroy this week.<\/p>\n

QDO project officer Torie Harrison said the recent rain had presented an opportunity for farmers to do other work on their properties.<\/p>\n

The dairy farmers who did come along to the South Burnett Enterprise Centre on Thursday heard an update on current issues and changes occurring in the industry.<\/p>\n

These included the proposed merger of the QDO with a similar organisation in NSW and the Dairy Industry Code of Conduct, which came into force on January 1.<\/p>\n

The structure of a new national body for the industry (known in the Joint Transition Team report as “NewCo B”) was also explained and discussed.<\/p>\n

The ongoing issues of low milk prices and milk supply contracts were also a focus.<\/p>\n

The Kingaroy workshop was one of a number planned by the QDO in dairy regions around Queensland.<\/p>\n

A second workshop was held in Gympie on Friday.<\/p>\n

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QDO project officer Torie Harrison with Olivia Frahm, Proston; and Ashley Harrison, Kilcoy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mondure dairy farmer Coral Farrer, Alan Trim; Windera; and Gary Tessmann, Coolbunia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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QDO Executive Officer Eric Danzi has encouraged farmers to report dairy contract issues and potential Dairy Code of Contact breaches to the QDO.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new Code came into effect on January 1.<\/p>\n

Some of the important changes include long-term contracts, notice periods and needing a contract to supply milk.<\/p>\n

Contracts signed before January 1 do not have to comply with the Code. However, from January 1 next year all contracts must comply with the Code.<\/p>\n

As a result, all long-term contracts which are set to expire after December 31, 2020, need to be renegotiated and made Code compliant.<\/p>\n

Mr Danzi said farmers needed to be wary of processors trying to use the Code as a way of re-locking in existing suppliers on unfavourable terms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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